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Clarifying "the enemy"



> Shouting at each other, and referring to 
> 'the enemy' is not constructive dialogue.

Sorry, I guess my allusion was too vague (and maybe too regional).  I was
quoting the comic strip character Pogo, who said "We have met the enemy,
and he is us."  The implied "us," in this case, being us librarians.

Rick

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Rick Anderson
Head Acquisitions Librarian
Jackson Library
UNC Greensboro
(336) 334-5281
rick_anderson@uncg.edu

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